12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to drop this notice. We consulted further this morning on what needs to happen and we will be bringing a more substantive Motion in the afternoon. So, allow me to drop this.
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
No, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to Move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No. 111 (1), the Senate resolves that debate on a Motion not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or a Committee shall be limited in the following manner- A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty minutes for the Mover, twenty minutes for the Majority Party official responder, twenty minutes for the Minority Party official responder and fifteen minutes for each other Senator speaking; and further that fifteen minutes before the time expires, the Mover shall be called upon ...
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to Move the following Motion - The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
THAT notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 111(4), the debate on any Motion for Adjournment of the Senate to a day other than the next normal sitting day in accordance with the calendar of the Senate shall be limited to a maximum of two hours with not more than 15 minutes for each Senator speaking, after which the Senate shall adjourn without question put, provided that when the period of recess proposed by any such Motion does not exceed nine calendar days, the debate shall be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes and shall be confined to the ...
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to move the following Motion which is a limitation of debate on the motion on the President's address to Parliament. THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 27 (6), the Senate resolves that the debate on the Motion on the President’s Address to Parliament shall be limited to a maximum of three sitting days with not more than fifteen minutes for each Senator speaking, excluding the Mover in moving and replying, who shall be limited to 30 minutes in either case and that the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader shall be limited to ...
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is an extremely important Bill because environment is quickly gaining its rightful place in the global conversation on how to take care of our environment. There is no bigger conversation in the world right now I can imagine that attracts more attention than the management of our environment. We continue to face many challenges as a country because of how we have treated these subjects with either contempt or lack of serious significance not knowing fully the effects of the ever-changing environment due to poor management. This Bill wants to amend the Forest ...
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
All I know is that occasionally I see Cabinet Secretaries dressed in khaki clothes visiting various parts of the country to plant trees then disappear. The unfortunate thing is that this has not been extended to the other arms of the government. I hope as a leadership - which here means everybody who has responsibility - we could actually buy into this clarion call so that any area that is under jurisdiction--- For example; I would wish to see the Chief Justice lead all staffers and members of the bench in the Judiciary on such an exercise because the environment ...
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir
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12 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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